BASEBALL
WATERVILLE — The 14th annual Fantasy Baseball Trip to benefit the Alfond Youth Center in Waterville will be held July 29-Aug. 2. Games will be July 29, White Sox at Red Sox; July 30, Tigers at Orioles; July 31, Braves at Phillies; Aug. 1, Braves at Phillies, and Aug. 2, Nationals at Mets. Cost is $860 with a $160 deposit required. A monthly payment plan is available. Trip organizer Vaughn Clark may be reached for signup or information at 872-0075 or 649-0084 or by email at theclarks@gwi.net.
MEDWAY — Joe Montgomery runs a summer baseball league for kids ages 13-16 in Millinocket, East Millinocket, and Medway, and is seeking teams to play against. Contact him at 723-4944 at home and 447-0950 on cell.
ORONO — University of Maine Baseball will hold its annual summer camp Sunday-Thursday, Aug. 2-6, at UMaine. It is open to overnight and commuter participants. All information is on GoBlackBears.com or can be obtained through Assistant Coach Nick Derba at Nicholas.Derba@maine.edu or 207-581-1097. Spots are limited.
BASKETBALL
FORT FAIRFIELD — The 10th annual Girls “County” Basketball Shootout will be held Friday and Saturday, July 24-25. Limited to first 16 Class C or D high school girls teams that register. Each will play minimum of four and maximum of six games. Entry fee is $150 to help cover cost of board officials and awards. For information, contact Larry Gardner at 472-3271 (school) or 473-4055 (home) or 551-5001 (mobile).
FOOTBALL
BREWER — The Brewer High School football team is hosting an offensive and defensive drills clinic, July 27-30, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Players in grades 3-8 are eligible to participate. The cost is $10. For information, please contact coach Nick Arthers at arthersn@gmail.com or 207-462-5348 for registration information.
GOLF
AUBURN — The 13th annual Shawn Walsh Memorial Golf Classic, 9:30 a.m. shotgun start, July 20, at Martindale Country Club. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. Banquet and auction starts 3 p.m. Sponsorship opportunities range from $100 Tee Sponsors to the $5,000 Shamrock Sponsorships. Golf player levels are $150 for an individual and $600 per team. To register, visit www.shawnwalshgolf.org. Online payment is available. For information, contact Frank Jordan, tournament director, at 745-8501 or email veazieflash@yahoo.com.
FORT FAIRFIELD — Maine Basketball Hall of Fame’s 5th Annual Aroostook County Golf Scramble, Saturday, Aug. 1, at Aroostook Valley Country Club, registration 10-10:45 a.m., shotgun start 11 a.m., 4-person teams, limited to first 40 paid teams, $65 entry fee includes barbecue dinner, $4,000 in prizes, hole-in-one prizes of $10,000 and Honda Civic; for info contact Larry Gardiner, 207-551-5001
BRUNSWICK — Golfing Fore Kidneys, Saturday, Aug. 1, at Brunswick Golf Club, 1 p.m., shotgun start, registration noon, $95 for teams of four or five, preregistration encouraged, email golfingforkidneys@gmail.com or call 207-837-8061, tourney is a benefit for the Maine Medical Center Kidney Transplant Program; guest dinners at $15 until July 25.
KENDUSKEAG — The Brianna Rachel Fund for Kids nine-hole scramble in memory of Brianna Rachel Koncinsky will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Kenduskeag Golf and Country Club. The four-person scramble will cost $35 per person or play a second time for an additional $25. Prizes will be awarded. The Hole-In-One Prize is a $10,000 shopping spree at Tuffy Bear Furniture Store. Call 884-7330 or 884-4199 to reserve tee times and golf carts. Carts will cost $5 per person each round.
FALMOUTH — 2nd Annual Maine Basketball Hall of Fame Golf Scramble, Monday, Aug. 10, at Falmouth Country Club, 8 a.m. tee time, $125 per individual, $625 a team; interested golfers can contact Tom Maines at 207-504-6182
AUBURN — The University of Maine softball team’s third annual golf outing on Monday, Aug. 10, at Martindale Country Club. Price is $100 per player and includes a continental breakfast, lunch, a dinner buffet, golf and a cart as well as prizes. Registration 8:30-9 a.m. with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. For information or to register, contact Mike Coutts at Michael.Coutts@umit.maine.edu or 944-5479. Also the Black Bears are looking for sponsors for this event.
BANGOR — The 27th annual Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce Chamber Challenge Golf Tournament will be held Friday, Sept. 11, at Bangor Municipal Golf Course, 278 Webster Ave. Registration begins at 7 a.m., shotgun start at 8 a.m. Registration form is available online http://www.bangorregion.com/document_upload/2015GolfSponsorship_update_Part2.pdf. Camden National Bank Skills Packs containing a disk, “switch-a-tee” ticket and six-foot string will be available for $25 per player. The chamber is seeking sponsors for various aspects of the event. Call 947-0307.
WINTER HARBOR — The 18th annual Schoodic Scramble charity golf event, Saturday, Sept. 12, at Grindstone Neck Golf Course. Golfers will play 18 holes with either a morning or afternoon tee time. Proceeds from the Schoodic Scramble benefit the Eleanor Widener Dixon Memorial Clinic in Gouldsboro, an outpatient family practice of Maine Coast Memorial Hospital. The tournament fee of $75 includes 18 holes of golf, continental breakfast, lobster stew, ice cream sundaes, wine, cheese, tournament hat, hole-in-one opportunity as well as prizes. To register a team or for further information how to volunteer, call the Development Office at 664-5548 or register online at www.mainehospital.org.
MOUNTAIN BIKING
Carrabassett Valley Maine will hold a mountain bike endurance event 6 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, July 18. The approximately 100K, 50K and 15K courses will cover a great mix of backcountry mountain bike terrain winding through the beautiful forests and mountains of Carrabassett Valley and its surrounding communities, consisting of technical single track, double track and dirt roads, with steep climbs and exciting down hills. The challenge is part of the New England Endurance Series. Hampshire 100, Freetown 100, and The Battle of Burlingame. A children’s race will take place on Sunday, July 19. The event benefits trail maintenance and the development of mountain bike trails in the region. For information, contact Kimberly Truskowski at loaflady@tdstelme.net or call 237-6907 and register on line at BikeReg.com
ROAD RACING
FORT FAIRFIELD — The 40th Maine Potato Blossom 5 Miler is being held on Saturday, July 18, starting on Main Street. Registration is across from Hillside IGA and begins at 7:30 a.m. Walkers will start at 8:30 and runners go off at 9. The registration fee is $15 with T-shirts to the first 75 registrants. For more information contact race director Paul Lamoreau at 764-6517.
MILBRIDGE — Registration is open for the annual Milbridge 5K scheduled for Saturday, July 25, during Milbridge Days. The top three male and female 5K racers will receive cash prizes. The 3.1-mile wheel-measured course follows scenic Fickett’s Point Road in Milbridge. Registration is $12 (5K) and $3 (Fun Run) when you preregister by July 22. After that, registration is $15 and $5, respectively. Registration forms available online at http://www.whrl.org/5k/ Proceeds will benefit the Women’s Health Resource Library.
GUILFORD — A Fitness 5K and Kids Fun Run will be held July 25 in conjunction with the Piscataquis River Festival. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the Kids Fun Run begins at 8 a.m. The Fitness 5K registration begins at 8:15 a.m. and the race at 8:45 a.m. It may be run or walked. Runners will be timed. Registration forms can be found at www.comfitme.com or you may register the day of the race/fun run. Call 876-4813 for information. Friends of Community Fitness, 31 High St., Guilford 04443. friendsofitness@myfairpoint.net, www.comfitme.com
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The 18th annual Pony Pride Alumni 5K will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, starting from the YMCA, Park Street. Registration is 7-7:45 a.m. at the gazebo. Pre-registration, $12; $15 day of race for individual and $45 for families. Prizes in different divisions. Contact George Rolleston at grolleston@foxcroftacademy.org with questions.
CALAIS — Calais Recreation Department will host the 36th annual Johnson’s five-mile road race at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Memorial Park on Main Street. The 5-Mile course starts in the United States and Canada and finishes back in the United States. Pre-registration forms are available at calaismaine.org or call Craig Morrison at 454-2761.
SCARBOROUGH — Scarborough Summerfest 5K run/walk, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, and Kids 1-Mile race for ages 13 and under, 6 p.m. at Scarborough High School complex. Maine USATF sanctioned race. OnlineRegistration: www.active.com/scarborough-me/running/distance-running-races/scarborough-summerfest-2015 . Pre-registration cost $15 for the 5K and $20 day of the race; and $10 for the kids race. Proceeds will benefit Scarborough Track and Cross Country programs. Email question to Ron Kelly at rkelly01@maine.rr.com.
SOCCER
CARIBOU — The Northern Maine Board of Approved Soccer Officials will sponsor a clinic for prospective soccer officials on Saturday, Aug. 1, 8:30 a.m. to mid-afternoon in the ski building at the Caribou High School athletic complex. Contact Bob Stedt at 896-5501 or email: rstedt@maine.rr.com for more information.
TENNIS
BANGOR — The Bangor Parks and Recreation Department in cooperation with Armstrong Tennis Center is offering tennis lessons this summer for children ages 5-14 and varied times by age. Session II will be Aug. 3-14 also on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Lessons are held at Hayford Park courts on 13th Street with a cost of $35 for residents and $40 for nonresidents. Pre-register as spots are limited. For information and to register, visit www.bangoraparksandrec.com or call 992-4490.
TRIATHLON
ORRINGTON — The Bangor YMCA will host its annual Tri for the Y Sprint Triathlon, 8 a.m.-noon, July 19, beginning at Brewer Lake boat launch, to raise funds for Bangor Y. It is a USA Triathlon-sanctioned event. Triathletes will swim 750 meters in Brewer Lake, enjoy the beautiful out-and-back course through Orrington in the 12.4-mile bike, and enjoy the views from the shores of Brewer Lake in the 3.1-mile run. To register, visit www.BangorYMCA.org/Triathlon. For information, visit the Bangor YMCA Triathlon website or email Audrey Co at aco@bangorY.org . The pre-race trial run will include and open water swim clinic, transition zone clinic, a ride along the bike course and a run along the run course.
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA’s annual Triathlon and new Bike-Run Duathlon will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Sebec Lake.The swimming leg of the triathlon will be a quarter mile long with both the Traithlon and Duathlon following the same 12-mile bike route from the public beach, to the Peaks-Kenny entrance and then into Dover-Foxcroft. The 5K run portion of both events will end at the YMCA. Registration is open for both events for teams and individuals. After the race there will be a celebration and awards ceremony at the Y as well as music and food for all participants and spectators. Register at the Y or by visiting www.prymca.org. For information, call the Y at 564-7111 or stop in at 48 Park St. in Dover-Foxcroft.
GREENVILLE — The Moosehead Try-Athlon will take place 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, July 25, starting at the Maine Forest Service and ending at Charles A. Dean Hospital. Individuals or teams may compete. The course includes paddling 2.5 miles on Moosehead Lake; bike 16.2 miles on a dirt road through Shirley; and run 3.1 miles in Greenville. For information, call 695-5200 or email Asimko@emhs.org or skreider@emhs.org.